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Was Rothbard an Anarchist?

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Angurse replied on Wed, Sep 30 2009 12:22 AM

Nitroadict:

I'd argue he was a panarchist, not an anarchist. 

I'd say panarchy really is anarchy, at least anarcho-capitalism or voluntaryism. Although, from a left-anarchist perspective it definitely isn't anarchy.

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Angurse:

Nitroadict:

I'd argue he was a panarchist, not an anarchist. 

I'd say panarchy really is anarchy, at least anarcho-capitalism or voluntaryism. Although, from a left-anarchist perspective it definitely isn't anarchy.

I would disagree that panarchism is strictly anarchism (unless you take Bakunin literally, when he clarifies that anarchism is about abolishing involuntary authority, but most would agree to the meaning of  no archy or no rule at all), but I would agree that panarchism can be a better label to describe "anarcho-capitalism".

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Angurse replied on Wed, Sep 30 2009 10:44 AM

Nitroadict:

I would disagree that panarchism is strictly anarchism (unless you take Bakunin literally, when he clarifies that anarchism is about abolishing involuntary authority, but most would agree to the meaning of  no archy or no rule at all), but I would agree that panarchism can be a better label to describe "anarcho-capitalism".

Exactly.

This is nothing more than the "nonarchy" issue of Rothbard. Ultimately Its still a stateless society, so call it what you want.

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Conza88 replied on Sat, Oct 10 2009 11:19 PM

delete. wrong post. sorry.

Ron Paul is for self-government when compared to the Constitution. He's an anarcho-capitalist. Proof.
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